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Despite the disturbance from the violinist downstairs, Ernesto attempts to call back his dead wife, Esperanza. The night, however, does not end as Ernesto would have hoped, when what should have been a romantic evening ends in heartbreak.
Amateur Daniel Treviño USA, Drama, 2009 15 min, RED, Color English
Everything seems to be moving fast for Michael, so one day he packs up his camping gear and takes off on his old motorcycle looking for a place a relax. As he sets up his tent along side a lake, he spots a girl in a blue bathing suit and he ends up meeting her on a boat. It turns out that Sam is not like other girls; she is different and it is this difference that both attracts and pushes Michael away from her.
Texas Premiere
Producer: Daniel Treviño Production Companies: Daniel Treviño Screenwriter: Daniel Treviño Cinematographer: Yuta Yamaguchi Editor: Daniel Treviño Music: Emile Millar Cast: Nick Spain, Nikki Valdez, Laurie Coker
Regal Metropolitan - Thur. April 22 6:00PM (preceding Ser y no ser) Director Daniel Treviño and Assist. Director Marisol Medrano in attendance.
Hecho en Tejas Shorts Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 12:00PM Director Daniel Treviño, DP Yuta Yamaguchi, Producer Willie Rockefeller, and Actor Nikki Valdez in attendance. In the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, a bloody civil war between the Soviet-friendly Sandinistas and U.S.-backed Contras ravaged Nicaragua. Despite the danger, thousands of Americans disobeyed White House warnings and descended upon the Central American nation, determined to lend their skills and labor to the social-democratic Sandinista cause. Using an eclectic mixture of rare archival footage, arresting still photography, and contemporary interviews, American/Sandinista tells the story of a small group of controversial U.S. engineers who partnered with local communities and went further than anyone expected, risking their lives in the process.
In 1999, two brothers were deported from the United States to Mexico. Within two weeks, one of them overdosed on heroin in a seedy Tijuana hotel room, his body left unclaimed for two months in a mass grave. These U.S.-raised men, military veterans, were deported from the only country they knew—and had sworn to protect—to forge new lives in Mexico. Against the backdrop of increased attention to the U.S.-Mexico border, filmmaker Monika Navarro draws on her family’s experience to explore national identity and ties, the lives of immigrants, and what happens after deportees are sent to a homeland they don’t consider home.
Artzainak: Shepherds and Sheep Jacob Griswold, Javi Zubizarreta USA, Documentary, 2010 15 min, DVCPro HD, Color Spanish, English, Basque with English subtitles
High up in the hills of Idaho, immigrants earn their wages in solitude as the quiet caretakers of thousands of serene sheep. This short documentary traces the history of Basque immigration to Idaho, while addressing the difficulty of life as a shepherd, as well as the current issue of immigration within the sheep herding industry.
World Premiere
Jacob Griswold, a Dominican-American filmmaker from western New York, developed a passion for creating films that provoke thought and create discussion about difficult topics such as struggle, despair, and faith. Javi Aitor Zubizarreta is a Basque-American filmmaker from Boise, Idaho. Throughout his filmmaking career, Javi has searched for new and innovative ways to bring the story of the Basque people into public attention. Javi and Jacob are completing their Bachelor of Arts in Film Production at the University of Notre Dame.
Producer: Jacob Griswold Cinematographer: Jacob Griswold, Javi Zubizarreta Editor: Jacob Griswold, Javi Zubizarreta Sound Design: Jacob Griswold
Regal Metropolitan - Fri. April 23 8:00PM (preceding Which Way Home) Directors Jacob Griswold and Javi Zubizarreta in attendance.
Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 6:00PM (preceding O Areal) Directors Jacob Griswold and Javi Zubizarreta in attendance. Away Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo Chile/USA, Drama, 2010 5 min, 8mm/S16mm, Black & White No Dialogue
It is the beginning of the winter. Diego travels to New York for the first time trying to come to terms with the memories of his past and those shared with the man he lost.
World Premiere
Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo was born in Santiago, Chile in 1985. After earning a dual major in Communication and Aesthetics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, he worked as an independent filmmaker directing short fiction films and art videos. His first short film, Los hombres y el río, premiered at the Santiago International Film Festival and Valdivia International Film Festival. He is currently in New York completing his Master of Fine Arts degree at New York University.
Producer: Fiona Murguia Production Companies: Cinestación Screenwriter: Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo Cinematographer: Alexis Gambis Editor: Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo Sound Design: Lamia Alami Cast: Diego Muñiz Vicuña, Gregory Lucas
Regal Metropolitan - Thur. April 22 8:00PM (preceding La mujer sin piano)
Narrative Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 4:00PM
Barking Water Sterlin Harjo USA, Drama, 200885 min, HD Video, ColorEnglish
Frankie and Irene have a difficult past, but Frankie needs Irene’s help with one task. He longs to get out of the hospital and go home to his daughter to make amends. Frankie has always loved Irene, and even though he drove them apart, she agrees to help him in his trying time. With the sounds and rhythms of their past providing the soundtrack for a redemptive journey, Frank and Irene ride together through Oklahoma for one last time. This unforgettable story about saying goodbye won the 2009 Best Film prize at the American Indian Film Festival and was also an official selection at Sundance.
Austin Premiere
Sterlin Harjo belongs to the Seminole and Creek Nations, and is a native of Oklahoma. Interested in film and visual art from an early age, Harjo studied painting at the University of Oklahoma before writing his first feature-length script, Four Sheets to the Wind. He completed a year of development on his first feature through the Sundance Institute’s Filmmaker Labs where he worked under the guidance of industry veterans such as Robert Redford. Barking Water is his second feature film.
Producer: Chad BurrisProduction Companies: BW FilmScreenwriter: Sterlin HarjoCinematographer: Frederick SchroederEditor: David Michael MaurerSound Design: Travis Call, Ryan M. PriceMusic: Ryan BeveridgeCast: Casey Camp-Horinek, Richard Ray Whitman
Regal Metropolitan - Wed. April 28 8:00 PMBuy Tickets
Bracero Stories explores the personal experiences of five former “guest workers” in the controversial US-Mexican government Bracero Program, which granted temporary work contracts to millions of Mexican laborers between 1942 and 1964. Their stories are interwoven and illustrated with archival materials, creating a composite narrative of the “bracero” experience. Interviews with other participants in the program assess its effectiveness—and its justness. These discussions mirror contemporary concerns about illegal immigration and the possible implementation of a new guest worker program. Ultimately, the film seeks to put a human face on the concept of foreign “guest worker.”
ChamacoThe Kid Miguel Necoechea Mexico/USA, Drama, 200997 min, HD, ColorSpanish, English with English and Spanish subtitles
Chamaco is a contemporary yet timeless story about a father and son who overcome their differences, uniting to mentor a young Mexican teenager with dreams of being a boxer. The father, a doctor, left his home in the U.S. to run a medical clinic in Mexico City. The son, a former U.S. Olympic boxer, burned out too fast as a professional boxer, and is trying to rebuild his life. Abner, coming of age in Mexico, finds himself balancing pursuing his dreams with trying to make enough money to pull his sister and girlfriend off of the streets. Along the way they find each other, find themselves, and face their destinies head on.
Regional Premiere A prestigious producer, editor, and filmmaker, Miguel Necoechea has won Academy Awards (their countries’ respective versions) in Mexico and Spain. He has worked with some of the foremost contemporary filmmakers including Arturo Ripstein, Luis Mandoki, Alfonso Cuarón, María Novaro, and Lawrence Bender, to name a few. Chamaco is Necoechea’s feature film directorial debut.
Producer: Don Franken, Miguel Necoechea, Kirk HarrisProduction Companies: Ivania Films, Rogue ArtsScreenwriter: Kirk Harris, Miguel Necoechea, Carl BessaiCinematographer: Guillermo GranilloEditor: Mario SandovalSound Design: Alberto Castro, Kale DawesMusic: Evan EvansCast: Martin Sheen, Kirk Harris, Alex Perea, Danny Perea, Gustavo Sanchez Parra, Raul Mendez, Michael Madsen Closing Night Alamo South Lamar - Thur. April 29 7:00PM Buy Tickets Director Miguel Necoechea and Producer Don Franken in attendance. Children of the Amazon follows Brazilian filmmaker Denise Zmekhol to the heart of the Amazon rainforest, in search of the indigenous children she photographed 15 years before. The film invites the viewer to see through the eyes of these inspiring, remarkably resilient people, whose lives have been transformed by a road that was carved through their forest home by an outside world. Poetic and visually stunning, this film engages the senses and sympathies as global issues take on a profoundly human perspective.
Cleats Maria Carter USA, Drama, 2009 7 min, DVCPro - HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles
Each morning shrouded by fog, two pairs of hands sort through curbside garbage looking for bottles and cans. Rising every day at dawn, Sr. and Sra. Martinez gather recyclables in hopes of building an inheritance for their son, one nickel at a time. A story about an immigrant family's unflagging belief in the American Dream, Cleats is a short film inspired by a true story of sacrifice and dignity, where a family’s humble, yet heroic acts help make each other's dreams come true.
Regional Premiere María Agui Carter is the founder of Iguana Films in Boston and a graduate of Harvard University. A former staff producer for WGBH Boston and currently a Brandeis Visiting Scholar, Agui Carter was the only woman director featured for her dramatic work on Discovery En Espanol's Hispanic Heritage Month. Over a dozen of her documentaries have aired on public television.
Producer: Sarah Schenck Production Companies: Iguana Films Screenwriter: Maria Carter Cinematographer: Edwin Pagan Editor: Maria Carter Sound Design: Geof Thurber Music: Joseph Julian Gonzales Cast: Christian Ortega, Brenda Garcia, Ted Mejia
Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 4:00PM (preceding Morenita) Ever since Brian Marquez was murdered on a San Francisco street corner in 2005, his father, Luis, has been on a quest to find the killers that took his son. During the traditional Mexican holiday of Day of the Dead, Close to Home portrays a father that has yet to deal with the death of his son, and a daughter who longs to reconnect with the father she once had.
Conversations II offers an intimate look at the female universe; a journey in time through evocative images and the testimonies of women from the same family. Through the personal search of a daughter into the lives of her mother and grandmother, the film explores the evolution of the female role in a Latin American society and how the views of marriage and motherhood have changed with each generation, as well as the view that women have of themselves.
Crude tells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet. An inside look at the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case, Crude is a real-life, high stakes, legal drama set against the backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly disappearing indigenous cultures. Presenting a complex situation from multiple viewpoints, the film brings an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus.
What do you do if the day your first child is to be born is also the same day your father is to be executed? If you are twenty-six-year old Manny, you use your father's impending execution as an excuse to flee the daunting responsibility of fatherhood. There's only one problem: Manny lives in Monterrey, Mexico and his father sits in on death row in Texas. Against his wife's wishes, Manny embarks on an ill-planned quest to cross the border to see his father, hoping that the trip will buy him time and insight into his upcoming responsibility.
Death Rattle A.J. Garces USA, Coming of Age Drama, 2009 22 min, MiniDV, Black & White English
In a small southern Texas town, a young man must face the consequences of his actions and the uncertainty of his future.
Austin Premiere
A.J. Garces was born in Cali, Colombia and migrated to the United States in 1980, after completing his studies in visual communications. He has worked as an illustrator and filmmaker for the past ten years. Garces currently resides in San Antonio, Texas.
Producer: Amparo Garcia Crow, A.J. Garces Production Companies: Cineoptima Screenwriter: Amparo Garcia Crow Cinematographer: A.J. Garces Editor: A.J. Garces Sound Design: A.J. Garces Music: A.J. Garces Cast: Alejandro Rose Garcia, Amanda Vaez Phillips
Hecho en Tejas Shorts Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 12:00PM Don't Let Me Drown Cruz Angeles USA, Drama, 2009 98 min, S16mm, Color English and Spanish with English subtitles
It’s October 2001 and New York is still reeling from the attacks on the World Trade Center when Lalo and Stefanie meet. At first, Stefanie projects a hard exterior, rebuffing Lalo's attempts at conversation. But when a later chance encounter brings the couple together, they begin a friendship that evolves into a romance. It's not long before this new relationship runs into trouble as Stefanie's father forbids her to see Lalo. When he finds out she’s been secretly seeing Lalo, his anger threatens to separate her from Lalo. But their bond only grows stronger as they realize that in a time full of hatred and fear, only love can help them pull through and keep their heads above water. Don't Let Me Drown premiered at 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Austin Premiere
Brooklyn-based filmmaker Cruz Angeles was born in Mexico City and raised in South Central Los Angeles. He is a Sundance Institute Screenwriting and Directing Fellow and an alumnus of the prestigious graduate film program at NYU. His student short films have screened at over 30 international film festivals and have been broadcast on Showtime, PBS, Telemundo and Sí TV. Don't Let Me Drown, his feature film directorial debut, was named one of the top ten films out of Sundance by New York Magazine.
Producer: Maria Topete, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, James Lawler Production Companies: Parts and Labor Films, Rollin' Deep Productions Screenwriter: Cruz Angeles ,Maria Topete Cinematographer: Chad Davidson Editor: Andy Hafitz Sound Design: Micah Bloomberg Music: Daniel Belardinelli Cast: E.J. Bonilla, Gleendylis Inoa, Adrian Martinez, Damian Alcázar, Gina Torres, Raul Castillo, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Yareli Arizmendi
Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 4:00 PMBuy Tickets Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê Carolina Moraes-Liu USA/Brazil, Documentary, 2009 20 min, MiniDV, Color Portuguese with English subtitles
Ebony Goddess is the story of three young women competing in the annual event in which Ilê Aiyê chooses its Carnival queen. The film shows the importance of the contest in reshaping the idea of what is beautiful in a society where African descendents constitute the majority of the population, but Eurocentric concepts of female beauty are pervasive. The figure of the Ebony Goddess, a key visual element of a spectacle that creates an alternative view of black woman as beautiful, desirable, and talented, promotes social change at its most basic level: the individual sense of self. Accolades include Best Short Documentary, 2010 San Diego Latino Film Festival, and Best Diaspora Film, 2010 San Diego Black Film Festival.
Austin Premiere
Carolina Moraes-Liu has been producing documentary films for the past twelve years. She sees documentary filmmaking as a means to educate and empower people, and she believes documentaries can be used as an instrument for social change. Carolina was born in Bahia, Brazil, and holds a Master's degree in Radio and Television from San Francisco State University.
Producer: Carolina Moraes-Liu Production Companies: Documentario.com Screenwriter: Carolina Moraes-Liu Cinematographer: Carolina Moraes-Liu Editor: Carolina Moraes-Liu Sound Design: Carolina Moraes-Liu Music: Ilê Aiê Cast: Featuring Antônio Carlos Vovô and Arany Santana
Regal Metropolitan - Sat. Apr. 24 2:00PM (preceding La tierra sin mal)
Documentary Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. Apr. 24 4:00PM Past and present collide as filmmaker Natalia Almada brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother—reminiscences about Natalia’s great-grandfather General Plutarco Elías Calles, a revolutionary general who became president of Mexico in 1924. In his time, Calles was called “El Bolshevique” and “El Jefe Máximo” (the foremost chief). Today, he is remembered as “el Quema-Curas” (the Burner of Priests) and as a dictator who ruled through puppet presidents until he was exiled in 1936. Through his daughter’s recordings, El General moves between the memories of a daughter grappling with her memory of her family life versus history’s portrait of her father, and the weight of his legacy in the country today.
As a celebration of young filmmakers, Cine Las Americas presents the Emergencia Youth Film Competition, a special section of the festival open to filmmakers ages 19 and younger.
The 2010 Emergencia screenings contain a great selection of youth films produced by a diversity of individuals and organizations. The selection includes works from the multidisciplinary arts program Say Si! in San Antonio TX, the Real to Reel Digital School in Lynn MA, Puyallup youth from Seattle WA, Navajo youth from Arizona, the Global Action Project in New York City, and young filmmakers in California.
The award for Best Emergencia Film will be granted by an invited Youth Film Jury, comprised of students who attend the Boys and Girls Club of the Austin Area after-school programs at LBJ High School in Austin.
Thursday April 22 – 4 to 7 PM – FREE!Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC)600 River Street, Map
Exiled In America is a film that explores immigration issues in the United States related to detention and deportation from the point of view of those most affected: children. Over 1.5 million immigrants have been deported since 1996—a policy that has torn families apart and led to human rights violations. Exiled In America tells the story of five siblings who struggle to live in America after their mother was deported to Mexico.
Finding D-QU: The Lonely Struggle of California's Only Tribal College Christopher Newman USA, Documentary, 2009 27 min, MiniDV, Color English
In 2005, D-Q University, California’s only tribal college, was shut down after a 35-year struggle. Since then, the school’s board of trustees, past students, and community members have tried to reopen the school against all odds. Finding D-QU looks at the often-conflictive relationship between the board and the property’s illegal occupants. This current struggle frames the history of the school, beginning with its establishment in the midst of 1960s civil rights activism and outlines its original vision as a space for self-determined higher education. The film provides a lens in which we can critically examine the wider American Indian movement toward self-determination and sovereignty in its historical context and as it exists today.
Texas Premiere Christopher Newman is a recent graduate of the Social Documentation M.A. program at UC-Santa Cruz where he produced his first film, Finding D-QU. Before graduate school he worked for the Emmy-nominated outdoor television show, FLW Outdoors. He has also produced action sports videos for the web and cable television. He currently resides in San Francisco, California.
Producer: Christopher Newman Production Companies: Pacific Line Productions Cinematographer: Christopher Newman Editor: Christopher Newman, Patricia Alvarez Astacio Sound Design: Christopher Newman, Patricia Alvarez Astacio Music: The Dirty Three, Floyd “Redcrow” Westerman
Documentary Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 4:00PM
Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 6:00PM (preceding El poder de la palabra) Jonathan French, a little white orphan boy, was adopted as a baby by his Mexican Nanny and Gardener in Beverly Hills. On his 10th birthday, he was miraculously blessed by the Virgin of Guadalupe with the gift of music. While Juan rises from the half-empty soccer bars and Mexican restaurants of East L.A. to international stardom, he changes for the worse, under the influence of a wanna-be Puerto Rican movie star and Cuban talent manager. And when the dark truth about his history is revealed, he must choose between the American-Mexican man he feels he is in his heart, and the 33 year-old bald white guy he sees in the mirror. This irreverant musical mockumentary finds the humor in one man’s search for ethnic identity against the backdrop of a celebrity obesessed culture.
The movie documents a cross-cultural conquest dance, La Danza de la Pluma, which evolved from Zapotec dance rituals in Oaxaca under the influence of the Spanish colonizers. It incorporates the struggle between Moctezuma and Cortez, Christianity and paganism, with several variations as to the ultimate victor. It has deep cultural significance and importance, with dancers committing themselves for a three-year period, and involves much ritual preparation and community involvement. The movie focuses on the dancers' motivations, their three-year commitment, the sacrifices involved, and how this ancient tradition has survived.
For over 50 years, the Kahnawake Mohawks of Quebec, Canada occupied a 10 square-block hub in the North Gowanus section of Brooklyn, which became known as Little Caughnawaga. The men, skilled ironworkers, came to New York in search of work and brought their wives, children and, often, extended family with them. Little Caughnawaga tells the personal story of Mohawk filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell from Kahnawake, Quebec, as she explores her roots and traces the connections of her family to the once legendary Mohawk community through the stories of the women who lived there.
Looking for Palladin Andrzej Krakowski USA/Guatemala, Comedy/Drama, 2009 115 min, HDVcamPro, Color English, Spanish with English subtitles
Arrogant Hollywood talent agent, Josh Ross, is sent to Guatemala to find two-time Oscar winning actor Jack Palladin. Although they’d never met, the search is emotionally complicated as the long-time retired star was once married to the Josh’s late mother. The young agent’s contempt for the old actor mirrors his comedic distaste for the local community whose help he desperately needs in order to find Palladin. What Josh hopes will be a quick and lucrative deal turns into a soul-searching journey. The retired star and his estranged son must confront the past they had forsaken.
Regional Premiere
Andrzej Krakowski studied at the famed Polish National Film School in Lodz, Poland and at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Krakowski has written, produced, and directed over 50 films all over the world, tackling subject matters often considered risky and unpopular by Hollywood standards. Looking for Palladin is his latest feature.
Producer: Mahyad Tousi Production Companies: Looking for Palladin LLC Screenwriter: Andrzej Krakowski Cinematographer: Giovanni Fabietti, Alberto Chaktoura Editor: Babak Rassi Sound Design: Bob Pomann Music: Joel Dancyger, James Skinger Cast: Ben Gazzara, David Moscow, Talia Shire, Vincent Pastore, Angelica Aragon, Pedro Armandariz Jr., Roberto Diaz Gomar, The Morales Brothers
Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 2:00 PMBuy Tickets
Los ojos de Javier is a short narrative written and shot in two days for the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. It tells the story of Javier, who wakes up one day to find that his eyes have walked out on him. They did not bother trying to explain the reasons why, they just packed up their stuff and left. The film deals in a light, comedic way with the serious issues of soul disability and loss of identity.
March Point Annie Silverstein, Tracy Rector USA, Documentary, 2008 57 min, HD, Color English
In the late 1950’s, two refineries were built on March Point, an area that was once part of the Swinomish reservation by treaty. March Point tells the story of three Swinomish teens’ awakening to the destruction these refineries have brought to their communities. Ambivalent environmental ambassadors at the onset, the boys grapple with their assignment with humor, sarcasm and a candid self-knowledge. But as their filmmaking evolves, they experience the need to understand and tell their stories, and the power of this process changes their lives. March Point was an official selection of PBS's Independent Lens and won an Audience Award at the Indigenous Green Environmental Film Festival.
Austin Premiere
Annie Silverstein and Tracy Rector launched the Native Lens program in partnership with the Swinomish Indian Tribe which was the beginning of their non-profit media organization Longhouse Media. In 2007, Silverstein moved to Rio de Janeiro for one year to work on a case study on the social impact of teaching media making to Rio's underprivileged youth. Tracy Rector (Seminole) earned her Masters in Education from Antioch University with an emphasis on indigenous approaches to learning. She specializes in Native American Studies, traditional plant medicine and documentary film.
Producer: Annie Silverstein, Tracy Rector Production Companies: Longhouse Media Screenwriter: Annie Silverstein, Tracy Rector, Nick Clark, Cody Cayou, Travis Tom Cinematographer: Annie Silverstein, Tracy Rector, Nick Clark, Cody Cayou, Travis Tom Editor: Eric Frith, Amanda Larson Sound Design: Bad Animals Music: Force Theory Cast: Nick Clark, Cody Cayou, Travis Tom
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Thur. April 22 7:00PM Accompanied by special presentation of youth films produced through Longhouse Media/Native Lens. FREE
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Tues. April 27 7:00PM Accompanied by special presentation of youth films produced through Longhouse Media/Native Lens. FREE Producers/Directors Annie Silverstein and Tracy Rector in attendance.Memorias del desarrollo Memories of Overdevelopment Miguel Coyula USA/Cuba, Drama/Experimental, 2010 113 min, HD CAM, Color English, Spanish with English subtitles
Sergio Garcet is a Cuban novelist living an isolated life in New York City, who, despite having experienced the Cuban Revolution, now feels like nothing more than an aging college professor. Frustrated by his publisher’s lack of interest in his new novel and his increased inability to relate to others, he builds collages depicting his mordant vision of the world. The film's narrative structure consists of a mash-up of flashbacks, dreams, and hallucinations mixing live action, animation, and news footage from the last half of the 20th century. Memorias del desarrollo is a follow-up to the Cuban classic Memorias del subdesarrollo, based on the 1968 novel by Cuban writer Edmundo Desnoes. The film was an Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival 2010.
Regional Premiere www.memories-of-overdevelopment.com
Miguel Coyula was born in 1977, in Havana, Cuba. At the age of 17, he made his first short with a VHS camcorder, which led to his admittance to the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Since then, he has won numerous awards for his experimental short films. His first feature, Red Cockroaches was described by Variety as "a triumph of technology in the hands of a visionary with know-how" and went on to win several international awards.
Producer: David Leitner Production Companies: Memorias LLC Screenwriter: Miguel Coyula Cinematographer: Miguel Coyula Editor: Miguel Coyula Sound Design: Miguel Coyula Music: Dika Durbuzovic, Hayes Greenfield, Miguel Coyula Cast: Ron Blair, Eileen Alana, Susana Pérez, Lester Martínez, Dayana M. Hernández
Regal Metropolitan - Thurs. April 22 10:00 PMBuy Tickets Regal Metropolitan - Tue. April 27 6:00 PMBuy Tickets
Mnemosyne Rising Miguel Alvarez USA, Sci-Fi, 2010 20 min, 35mm, Color English
A deep-space transmitter pilot begins to experience unusual flashbacks on his ship when he learns he is being sent back to Earth.
Miguel Alvarez has received awards from the Directors Guild of America, Panavision's Emerging Filmmaker program, the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, the Hamptons International Film Festival, and the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund for his previous films, Tadpoles, Veterans, and Kid. He resides in Austin and is currently writing his first feature, Atlantic City.
Producer: Soham Mehta Production Companies: Estebandido Films Screenwriter: Miguel Alvarez Cinematographer: Naiti Gámez Editor: Estemiko Bashi Sound Design: Glenn Eanes, Karlo Motano Music: Brian Ramos Cast: Marc Pouhé, Karina Dominguez, Dan Braverman
Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 8:00PM (preceding Tercer mundo) Director Miguel Alvarez in attendance.
Narrative Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 4:00PM Director Miguel Alvarez in attendance. My Father's Son JorDan Fuller USA, Drama, 2009 25 min, RED, Color Spanish with English subtitles
After picking up his son from a Mexican orphanage, Miles and Carlos hit the road toward the United States. Unable to speak each other's language, their new beginning is quickly wrecked as a gang of street kids strands them in the desert overnight. Finding themselves as blood related strangers, they must now deal with their relationship such as it is while facing the past and any possibilities of a future together. Both Xander Bailer and Mario Quiñonez have received acting awards for their performances in My Father’s Son.
Regional Premiere
JorDan Fuller was a production assistant for Dave Egger and Vendela Vida's 2009 feature film Away We Go. He has worked as an artistic director on several films. My Father's Son is Fuller's second short film as writer/director.
Producer: JorDan Fuller Production Companies: Open Road Pictures Screenwriter: JorDan Fuller Cinematographer: Jamie Urman Editor: Jorge Urbina Sound Design: Dan Brock Music: Explosion del Norte, Verdant Cast: Xander Bailey, Mario Quinez, Jr.
Narrative Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 4:00PM Producer Vicky Westover in attendance.
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Mon. April 26 7:00PM (preceding Adopción) Producer Vicky Westover in attendance. Nashville, Tennessee, the “buckle of the Bible Belt” and the country music capital of the world, has become one of the most popular destinations for Latino immigrants. Despite the recent growth of this community, until December of 2007 Hispanic Catholics in Nashville did not have a place of worship they could call their own. This film follows the story of Nashville’s first 100% Hispanic Catholic church from the idea of its creation through its inauguration six months later. The film depicts a community that is proud and grateful, having finally found its own place for its members to let go of their minds, let go of their spirits, and truly be free. Payasos Clowns Marianela Vega Oroza Peru/USA, Drama, 2009 20 min, Super 16mm, Color/Black & White Spanish with English subtitles
After the death of his father, a young journalist named Chino finds refuge in the world of street clowns. His relationship with the clowns leads him to overcome the anger toward his deceased father and to reconcile with his mother. Based on Daniel Alarcón’s short story Ciudad de Payasos, this short film was awarded the 2009 Best Fiction Film and Best Short Film at the Latin American Film Festival in Lima.
North American Premiere
Marianela Vega Oroza is a Peruvian filmmaker and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she received her MFA in Film Production. Her work has screened in numerous festivals and galleries around the world, including the Center of Contemporary Culture in Barcelona. Combining different formats, genres and visual elements, Oroza approaches filmmaking from an intimate point of view; her films are a personal journey. Payasos is her seventh short film.
Producer: Carolina Denegri Screenwriter: Marianela Vega Oroza Cinematographer: Mario Bassino Editor: Marianela Vega Oroza, James Leche Sound Design: Glenn Eannes Music: Martin Choy Cast: Tommy Parraga, Elsa Gonzales, Juan Huapaya, Roberto Saavedra
Regal Metropolitan - Fri. April 26 6:00PM (preceding El acuarelista)
Narrative Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 4:00PM Point of Entry Zeus Quijano, Jr. USA, Documentary, 2009 27 min, MiniDV, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
Carlos is an illegal immigrant living in the United States with his wife and two children. His decision to leave Mexico, his parents and siblings weighed heavily on him, but he knew that for them to get ahead he would have to leave to America. He was 15 years old at the time. Today, Carlos is 30 and continues sending money home to his family. Accolades for Point of Entry include numerous Official Selection entries in festivals as well as awards for Best Short Documentary at the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles, and Best Non-Scripted Drama at NexTv Entertainment Web Series and Short Film Competition.
Texas Premiere
Zeus Quijano, Jr. is a graduate Film Production student at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Zeus grew up in the suburbs of New York City. He was introduced to the craft of visual media while interning and eventually working as a production assistant on the sitcom, Spin City. He attended the University of Hawai'i and developed his craft of visual arts. USC has enabled him to integrate his love of still photographic storytelling and translate that to a fluid cinematic art.
Producer: Zeus Quijano, Jr. Cinematographer: Zeus Quijano, Jr. Editor: Zeus Quijano, Jr. Sound Design: Zeus Quijano, Jr. Music: Jake Monaco
Documentary Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 4:00PM
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Wed. April 28 5:00PM (preceding Stages) Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy Renée Bergan, Mark Schuller Haiti/USA, Docmentary, 2009 50 min, DVCAM/MiniDV/HDV, Color/Black & White Creole, English with English subtitles
Told through the compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neo-liberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti. The film offers an in-depth understanding of Haiti; and focuses on women’s subjugation, worker exploitation, poverty, and resistance. Initiated by the subjects themselves, Poto Mitan aims to inspire solidarity activism to end injustice in the global economy. Our struggles have a common thread: fighting for justice for women, workers, or Haiti can’t help but bring about our own liberation as well. Poto Mitan won the Indie Spec Best Documentary Award at Boston International Film Festival in 2009.
Regional Premiere
Renée Bergan founded Renegade Pictures, Inc., in 2003 with the sole goal of educating, inspiring and advocating change through her films. Ms. Bergan studied cinema in Paris, France, and received her degree in film from UCSB in 1993. She has received various awards for her work in different socially conscious documentaries. Mark Schuller is Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology at York College, the City University of New York. In addition to understanding contemporary Haiti, Schuller’s research contributes to theories of globalization, NGOs, civil society, and development.
Producer: Renée Bergan, Mark Schuller Production Companies: Tèt Ansanm Productions, Renegade Pictures, Inc., UCSB Black Studies Research Ctr. Screenwriter: Edwidge Danticat Cinematographer: Renée Bergan Editor: Renée Bergan Sound Design: Fabrice Charmant Music: Awozam, Boukman Eksperyans, Brothers Posse, Manze Dayila and the Nago Nation, Emeline Michel Cast: Marie-Jeanne, Solange, Frisline, Thérèse, Hélène, Edwidge Danticat (narrator)
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Mon. April 26 9:00PM FREERed Mesa Ilana Lapid USA, Coming of Age Drama, 2009 17 min, 35mm, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
Unable to share her beloved grandfather's dreams for her future, Lynn charts her own path by seeking love beyond familiar borders. Caught in the crossfire of her love for her grandfather and her secret love with an undocumented worker, she must decide which borders she is willing to cross. Set on a cattle ranch on the US-Mexico border, Red Mesa, winner of the Best Short Film award at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival in 2009, is a cinematic exploration of love, loyalty, and coming of age through the struggle with difficult choices.
Austin Premiere
Ilana Lapid, Artist in Residence at Slifka Center at Yale, is a filmmaker, writer and arts-educator interested in exploring the personal faces of global conflict. Ilana was born in New York City, spent her childhood in Jerusalem and Ottawa before moving to Las Cruces, New Mexico. She has a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University, with a focus on International Relations and Middle Eastern studies. She has produced three award-winning USC thesis films and directed 11 short films, for which she was awarded both the Jack Nicholson and the John Huston Directing Awards from USC.
Producer: Vineet Dewan Screenwriter: Ilana Lapid Cinematographer: John DeFazio Editor: Franklin Peterson Sound Design: Chris Brenner, David Lankton Music: Sasha Ivanov Cast: Tom Bower, Jessica Spotts, Gabriel Rivera
Regal Metropolitan - Wed. April 28 6:00PM (preceding Sincronía) Gabriel Rivera welcomes you to Cine Las Americas: Welcome and Trailer Sebastian's Voodoo Joaquin Baldwin USA, Animation, 2008 5 min, HD 1080p, Color No Dialogue
A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. This dark yet heart-warming 3D animated film was created at the UCLA Animation Workshop and has won over 80 awards at film festivals around the world.
Austin Premiere
Joaquin Baldwin is a director and animator from Paraguay. He earned a BFA in animation from Columbus College of Art & Design in Ohio and is currently pursuing an MFA in animation at UCLA. His first short film, Papiroflexia was a finalist at Cannes Film Festival on the Short Film Corner and has won numerous international awards. Sebastian's Voodoo is his second animated short.
Producer: Joaquin Baldwin Screenwriter: Joaquin Baldwin Cinematographer: Joaquin Baldwin Editor: Joaquin Baldwin Sound Design: Joaquin Baldwin Music: Nick Fevola
Regal Metroloplitan - Sat. April 24 10:00PM (preceding Oveja negra)
Narrative Shorts Competition Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sun. April 25 4:00PM Shades of the Border Patrick William Smith Dominican Republic/Haiti/USA, Documentary, 2009 12 min, HDCAM, Color Spanish, Creole, English with English subtitles
Co-sponsored by Austin Film Society Located on the same small island but divided by class, wealth, and skin color, Haiti and the Dominican Republic face heated immigration issues. Through the eyes of a Dominican newspaper's editor-in-chief and through the lives of several Haitians crossing the Dominican border, this film explores the disconnections between the Dominican media and the reality of violence and racism against Haitians within the Dominican Republic.
Producer: Patrick William Smith Cinematographer: Patrick William Smith Editor: Patrick William Smith Sound Design: Patrick William Smith Music: Patrick William Smith
Hecho en Tejas Shorts Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 12:00PM Director Patrick William Smith and cinematographer Roshan Murthy in attendance. Shopping to Belong is a documentary about the relationship between consumerism and the sense of belonging and citizenship among Latino immigrants. This documentary aims to explore the hypothesis that immigrants use shopping as a way to feel part of this country, given that it is one of the main cultural activities in the United States. This documentary shows this process through interviews with first generation immigrants who come from various parts of Latin America; they all have different immigration histories and have lived here from only a few months to as long as 25 years.
The near future. The world is divided by closed borders but connected by a digital network that ties together people around the world. Memo Cruz lives in an isolated farming community in Mexico, the kind of place that seems frozen in time—except for the hi-tech, militarized dam that was built by a corporation, and now controls the town’s water supply. Memo dreams of leaving his small pueblo and finding work in the hi-tech factories in the big cities in the north. On his journey north, he meets Luz, an aspiring journalist who dreams of writing a story that might one day change the world. Unwittingly their fates are manipulated by a chain of events emanating from the highest levels of technological advances.
Solidarity in Saya: An Afro-Bolivian Music Movement Maya Jensen USA, Documentary, 2009 30 min, MiniDV, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
This documentary explores the modern resurgence of traditional Afro-Bolivian Saya music. The Afro-Bolivian community has been historically underrepresented and has remained marginalized in poverty since the abolition of slavery. In recent decades, the Saya music movement has empowered Afro-Bolivians to build solidarity in the face of discrimination. The musicians use Saya as a platform for political activism and have been gaining visibility in society by telling their story and defining their own identity through performance.
Texas Premiere
Producer: Maya Jensen Cinematographer: Maya Jensen Editor: Maya Jensen, Ilko Davidov Music: MOCUSABOL-La Paz, Mauchi-Cochabamba, and musicians from the villages of Tocaña and Chicaloma Cast: Mirian Iriondo Barra, Vicki Perez, Edgar Vasquez, Estela Barra, Manuel Barra, Angelica Pinedo, Johnny Perez, Jose Travalo Pinedo, Lorena Barra, Daniel Barra, Paula Yañes, Cristian Mendez, Lorna Vasquez, Enzo Pinedo, Jorge Medina
Panorama Documentary Shorts Showcase Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Tues. April 27 9:00PM FREESowing the Seeds of Justice Abby Ginzberg USA, Documentary, 2010 60 min, HDV/DVCAM, Color English Cruz Reynoso was a man who felt the sting of injustice as a child and who, as a lawyer, judge, and American citizen, worked tirelessly to eradicate discrimination and inequality. Reynoso was born into a Spanish-speaking farming family of eleven children. He struggled to become educated, often finding himself in the cross hairs of controversy, yet guided by a strong moral compass, he was determined to enforce the guarantees of the Constitution. His ascent to the California Supreme Court was a singular achievement, for he became the first Latino justice on that bench. Throughout his career, Cruz Reynoso never forgot where he came from or on whose behalf he was fighting. Sowing the Seeds of Justice was supported by the Latino Public Broadcasting and the California Council for the Humanities.
Regional Premiere
Abby Ginzberg has been producing and directing award-winning documentary films since 1983. Her films focus on race, at risk youth and unsung heroes of the legal profession. She has recently completed a series of short films about innovative municipal responses to the HIV crisis in Oakland, Miami and the Bronx. Her films have played at film festivals across the country and internationally, and have been broadcast on public televsion.
Producer: Abby Ginzberg Production Companies: Ginzberg Video Productions Screenwriter: Steve Most Cinematographer: Vicente Franco Editor: Ken Schneider Sound Design: Jim LeBrecht, Patti Tauscher, Berkeley Sound Artists Music: B. Quincy Griffin Cast: Luis Valdez (narrator)
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Sun. April 25 3:00PM FREE Stages Meerkat Media Collective USA, Documentary, 2009 82 min, Mini DV, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
In New York City's changing Lower East Side, a group of older Puerto Rican women and inner-city youth come together to create an original play out of the stories of their lives. Over twenty weeks, the participants confront stereotypes and examine their own histories, exploring themes of immigration, relationships, aging and coming of age. Woven together, their stories take on new meaning, first as they are spoken across generations, and later when they are performed for a sold-out show. In response to a political climate that assigns little value to community arts initiatives, Stages offers an intimate portrait of an unlikely ensemble, transformed by the liberating power of their own stories. Stages was awarded the Best Documentary Award at HBO's New York International Latino Film Festival.
Austin Premiere
Collaboratively directed by twelve people, Stages is the Meerkat Media Collective’s first feature-length film. Meerkat Media has also produced over twenty short films, which have been featured in film festivals and screenings nationally and internationally. Through skill sharing and collective authorship, Meerkat Media strives to create works with a non-hierarchical and inclusive creative process.
Producer: Meerkat Media Collective Production Companies: Meerkat Media LLC Screenwriter: Meerkat Media Collective Cinematographer: Eric Phillips-Horst, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg Editor: Jay Arthur Sterrenberg Sound Design: Meerkat Media Collective Music: Meerkat Media (Josh Davis, Elliot Liu, Josh Hoisington) Cast: Lucy Calderon, Juanita Ferrier, Monsserate Vasquez, Maria Roman, Kelli Holsopple, Shontina Vernon, David Williams, Min Naing, Robin Munro
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Sun. April 25 7:00PM FREE Filmmakers Sally Bergom, Brian John and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg in attendance. Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Wed. April 28 5:00PM FREEFilmmakers Sally Bergom, Brian John and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg in attendance. Taco! Taco! Taco! John Estrada USA, Comedy, 2009 8 min, RED, Color English
What starts as a normal day slowly becomes the craziest for two taco salesmen as they match wits with their new rival for the customers’ business. Taco! Taco! Taco! was the winner of HBO’s New York International Latino Film Festival Short Film Competition.
Austin Premiere John Estrada is a Radio-Television-Film graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. Taco! Taco! Taco! is currently being showcased on HBO.
Producer: Kai Ferguson Production Companies: Blue Bird Pictures Screenwriter: John Estrada Cinematographer: EllieAnn Fenton Editor: Kai Ferguson Sound Design: Gopal Bidari, Gio Locatelli Music: Josh Robins and the Invincible Czars Cast: Joseph Thomas Campos, Sesar Sandoval, Dimitrius Pulido, McLean Smith, Aide Rodriguez, Rocio Carza, Zoe Rendon, Adriana Orpinela Hecho en Tejas Shorts Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 12:00PM Buy Tickets Director John Estrada in attendance.On May 20th, 1997, the team leader of a four-man US Marine unit conducting a counter-narcotics mission near border-town of Redford, Texas shot and killed 18-year-old Esequiel Hernández, Jr. within sight of the Hernández home. It was the first time an American citizen had been killed on US soil by the military or National Guard since 1970. None of the marines was ever charged with a crime. Compelled by the current political climate on the US-Mexico Border, the marines agreed to be interviewed for the first time for The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández. The film contrasts their frustration and guilt at having killed one of the citizens they were pledged to protect, with the anger and grief of a family whose son died at the hands of their own military. Narrated by Texas’ own Tommy Lee Jones.
As part of its new policy to end the “catch and release” of undocumented immigrants, the U.S. government opened the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in May 2006 as a prototype family detention facility. The facility is a former medium-security prison in central Texas operated by the Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private prison operator in the country. The facility houses immigrant children and their parents from all over the world who are awaiting asylum hearings or deportation proceedings. As information about troubling conditions at the facility leaks out, three activist attorneys seek to investigate and address the issues.
This is the story of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, a Native American tribe indigenous to the state. Though they have been present in Texas and the surrounding areas for hundreds of years, their story is hardly taught and their existence is not recognized. In October 2008, members of the Lipan Apache Tribe opened the first museum for the continuation and preservation of their culture. This documentary aims to bring awareness to one Native American group that has become endangered through centuries of oppression and assimilation. As Lipan Tom Castillo expressed, “Hopefully now we can tell our story. Without fear.”
The Other Side of Immigration examines the causes and effects of international migration from the perspective of rural Mexican communities where large numbers of people leave to work in the United States. The film explores how NAFTA, Mexican agricultural policies, and Mexican politics have stimulated emigration over the past two decades; the extent to which households in rural Mexico directly and indirectly depend on money that undocumented immigrants send home; and the effects of emigration on families and children left behind in rural Mexico.
Emmett Deemus, a semi-delusional 70 year-old Outlaw Biker wannabe has just helped a friend escape an assisted living facility when, in mid-flight, his motorcycle breaks down and neither has enough money to fix it. Seeing several motorcycles parked outside a suburban garage, Emmett stops to ask for help. When he discovers that a gang of young outlaw bikers are holding a voluptuous young lady captive inside, the “Outlaw Emmett Deemus” decides to single-handedly save her in order to collect the reward money, which would allow him to fix his cycle. The Red Queen David Carren USA, Action, 2009 105 min, HDCAM, Color English
Gabby Salinas has spent her entire life yearning for a connection with her mother, who died during childbirth at the remote St. Amelia’s Mission on the muddy banks of the Rio Grande. Desperate to know where she came from, Gabby has been pressing her father for details all her life. But the man refuses to tell his daughter anything more than her mother was a poor immigrant from Nicaragua and that he’s a foster kid from Santa Fe. Despite many trials and obstacles, and determined, dangerous opponents, Gabby finally gains the connection with her mother that she has always desired. The film has earned an Honorable Mention in the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival and Second Place in the University Film and Video Association’s Screenwriting Competition.
World Premiere David Bennet Carren has written and/or produced more than 200 films and television shows in almost every genre or media, from syndicated animation and independent features to CD-ROM and primetime television. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Journalism at the University of Texas and his Master in Fine Arts at Spalding University. An instructor of film production and screenwriting at the University of Texas-Pan American, he lives with his wife and two children in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.
Producer: David Carren Production Companies: Green Queen Productions Screenwriter: David Carren Cinematographer: Mike Salazar Editor: Steve Escobar Sound Design: Nickie Altamirano Music: Joshua Becerra Cast: Valente Rodriguez, Estephania LeBaron, Harley Kozak
Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 2:00PM Director David Carren and actor Valente Rodriguez in attendance. Set in a small mining town in Northern New Mexico, Things We Do For Love is a short film about how far one family is willing to go to show their love for one another. When Mom's brother dies unexpectedly he is buried in a town too far from home, so the family decides to go get him and bring him home. An unexpected complication during the trip home leads to a strange but touching solution.
Whales of Gold Lucia Duncan USA, Documentary, 2009 39 min, Mini DV, Color Spanish, English with English subtitles
Every winter tourists, scientists, and conservationists descend upon the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja California, Mexico following the migration of grey whales. Their presence--and the establishment of Latin America's largest biosphere reserve--brings profound change to the lagoon’s small fishing community. Whales of Gold voices local people's concerns about these changes and what the future will bring. It also raises questions about how to conserve the habitat and the species in a way that sustains the livelihoods of local people, as well as including them in decisions regarding the use of natural resources. Best Documentary, Next Frame Student Film Festival & U. Frame Student Film Festival.
Austin Premiere
Lucia has directed films about labor, tourism, culture, and the environment. Her film Making History: SEIU and the Labor Movement won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. As a Fulbright Fellow in Brazil, she made Olinda: World Cultural Heritage Site and Lord of Olinda, and worked for Video in the Villages, teaching documentary production to indigenous youth. She has a BA in Development Studies and Portuguese/Brazilian Studies from Brown University and an MFA in Film and Video from the University of Texas.
Producer: Lucia Duncan Cinematographer: Lucia Duncan Editor: Lucia Duncan Sound Design: Greg Armstrong Music: Jim Hershman
Hecho en Tejas Shorts Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 12:00PM
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Tues. April 27 5:00PM (preceding Rehje) Director Lucia Duncan in attendance. When I Grow Up Sharon Arteaga USA, Drama, 2010 10 min, HD, Color English and Spanish with English subtitles
Michaela hates helping her mom sell tacos out of their van every morning before school. The film is about two generations, with two different dreams, and the point where they must intersect.
Texas Premiere When Sharon Arteaga turned fifteen, she convinced her parents that a video camera was a better investment than the Quinceañera they wanted her to have. She wrote and directed two short films using her church youth group as cast, crew, producers, and distributors. She transferred to the University of Texas in 2006 and received her BS in Film in May 2009. While enrolled at UT, she worked on several films as co-director, co-editor, director of photography, and whatever job would help tell a story. She loves God. A lot.
Producer: Sharon Arteaga Screenwriter: Sharon Arteaga Cinematographer: Marshall Rimmer Editor: Mark Gerchak Sound Design: Mark Gerchak Music: Brian Joseph Ramos Cast: Marita De La Torre
Hecho en Tejas Showcase Regal Metropolitan - Sat. April 24 12:00PM Director Sharon Arteaga and actor/producer Marita De La Torre in attendance. Which Way Home Rebecca Cammisa USA, Documentary, 2009 83 min, HD Cam, Color Spanish with English subtitles
As the United States continues to build a wall between itself and Mexico, Which Way Home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of young Central American and Mexican children who face harrowing dangers with enormous courage and resourcefulness as they endeavor to make it to the United States on freight trains. The film is a gripping documentary about a situation that adults should never have to endure, let alone children. Which Way Home was an Academy Award nominee for Best Feature Documentary.
Texas Premiere
A native of Sleepy Hollow, New York, Rebecca Cammisa became a filmmaker in 1998 when she teamed up with Rob Fruchtman to co-direct, co-produce and shoot the feature documentary film, Sister Helen, which aired on HBO's Cinemax Channel and won the 2002 Documentary Directing Award at Sundance as well as the Gold Hugo for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival. Which Way Home is her second feature documentary as a director and cinematographer.
Producer: Rebecca Cammisa Production Companies: Mr Mudd, Documentress Films Cinematographer: Lorenzo Hagerman, Eric Goethals Editor: Pax Wasserman, Madeleine Gavin Sound Design: Luis Mercio, Gabriel Coll Barberis, Jesus Sanchez Padilla, Eduardo Trejo Music: James Lavino, Alberto Iglesias Regal Metropolitan - Fri. April 23 8:00PMBuy Tickets
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